We've talked quite a bit about the spiritual path, what the path is and how we get on the path, but can we ever take a trip and not ask "Are we there yet?" or "How much farther?" or even "Did I make a wrong turn?"  That's what we talk about on this EUP episode, or at least we talk about  what happened in my experience.  And you even get a little personal history of the old Meditator Man.

Happy New Year!  Welcome to the 33rd episode of the Enlighten Up Podcast and our first podcast of 2008.  On today's episode, we talk about how you become a Buddhist.  Again, we do a little compare and contrast with other religions then we talk about the Refuge Vow ceremony, what happens and what it means.

In the new voice mail segment (actually I think we have had a voice mail segment for awhile, just no voicemails) we hear from our very first voicemail caller, Brad P. from NJ from the Whole Lot Of Nonsense podcast, who gives me some much appreciated positive feed back and then gives me something to think about:  "There is truth in all spiritual paths but no single spiritual truth."  This seems to make a lot of sense.

A question I'm often asked is 'Is Buddhism a religion?'  That's our subject this time.  Is Buddhism a religion?  A philosophy?  Or something else?  Does it even matter?  I tell you what I think in the latest episode of The Enlighten Up Podcast.